On February 20, 2024, Consultant Kao Ming-chiu of the Legislative Yuan attended at 11 a.m. the inauguration of Taiwan Legislative Association of Hydrogen Energy and Clean Energy, Taiwan Parliamentary Women’s Sports Diplomacy Committee, and Free Asia Promotion Committee, convened by Legislator Huang Jie. Also in attendance were Legislators Lin Chu-yin, Puma Shen, Wu Pei-yi, Su Chiao-hui, Ngalim Tiunn, and Tsai Yi-yu; Vice Foreign Minister Remus Chen Li-kuo; Deputy Director-General Lee Chun-li of Energy Administration under the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA); Director Hsu Hsiu-ling of the International and Cros-strait Sports Division, Sports Administration under the Ministry of Education (MOE); Director Max Shih of Taiwan Football Development Association (TFDA); Managing Supervisor Wang Chen-hao of Taiwan Association for Hydrogen Energy and Fuel Cell (THEFC); Deputy Secretary-General Wang Si of Taiwan Association for Human Rights (TAHR).

With Legislator Huang presiding over the inauguration, the organizational charters of the three bodies were passed, with their respective president and vice presidents elected. The event continued with Consultant Kao’s greeting to all participants at the joint inauguration for the three aforementioned groups, followed by his wishing, on behalf of President Daniel K.Y. Han, of the ceremony a great success. Understanding the wide array of issues dealt with by the Legislative Yuan, including economy, technology, culture, freedom, and democracy, Kao expressed high hopes for the three groups to achieve substantial results regarding issues related to energy, women’s sports, and freedom. Consultant Kao further pointed out that according to the 2023 Human Freedom Index (HFI), jointly released by research institutions in the U.S. and Canada, Taiwan ranked 12th in the world and the highest in Asia; for another, Taiwan retained its ranking of first in Asia and 10th out of the 167 countries surveyed in the Democracy Index 2023 released by the London-based Economist Intelligence Unit. In this regard, Taiwan excels at promoting freedom and democracy as universal values. In closing, Kao added that Legislative Yuan’s Department of International Affairs, which was just established in September 2022, will provide full administrative support for the three newly-formed amity groups as well as those to come. In closing, Consultant Kao wished good health and great fortune to the legislators and guests present, as well as smooth operation of the groups. The inauguration concluded after 50 minutes with a group photo and the remarks by the attending guests.